Is English spoken in Porto? Yes! Yes, according to the EF English Proficiency Index (EF EPI), English is spoken in Porto English's the most common foreign language taught in school. Foreign movies and subtitled and not doubled. The historical connection with England But mainly yes, because of the resourceful people of Porto that, even if [...]
How much is a beer in Porto? What a great question! at the local café 1€ at a restaurant starts 2€ and up depending on the restaurant and beer at the club, it's only sold on a plastic glass and usually 4€ and up In Porto we have a a few established brands of [...]
How many days should you spend in Porto? That's a tough one. In this humble guide's opinion? You should move here! But i will try to answer it as objective as possible. How many days should you spend in Porto? 3 days if you're traveling around Portugal and Europe; At least a week if [...]
Is Porto a walkable city? Yes! But.. The best way to explore Porto's Historical Centre is to do our Half Day Tour and discover the narrow streets and alleyways to explore later, where not even the sidecars can go through. Most of the Historical Centre is located inside a 4km / 2 mile radius. [...]
Porto Sidecar Tours is now open and ready to show you Porto with Seal Clean & Safe Certification from Turism of Portugal. Portugal until the end of June was the third country in Europe with the highest rate of testing, approaching a million tests for a population of almost 11 million. Unfortunately we also [...]
Portugal again elected as the Third Most peaceful Country in the World. Update: Portugal elected 7th Most peaceful country in the world in 2024. Read more here. The Global Peace Index has considered Portugal, again, as the Third Most Peaceful Country in the World for 2020. According to the same Index, Portugal is also [...]
Looking at a long layover in Porto, Portugal and want to take the chance to Visit Porto while on layover? Here’s a few tips on how to do it and what to see. I´m João (John) your private guide at Porto Sidecar Tours and this are a few tips to Visit Porto while on [...]
Visiting Porto on a 1 day trip is easy! If you are visiting Portugal and decided to only stay in Lisbon, there is a comfortable, eco-friendly, affordable and hassle free way to visit other major cities in 1 day trips. In this post we will give you all the details you need for a [...]
Visiting Porto by Train is easy! If you are visiting Portugal and decided to stay only in Lisbon, there is a comfortable, eco-friendly and affordable way to visit other major cities in one day trips. In this post we will give you all the details you need for Visiting Porto by train from Lisbon [...]
Luxury Douro river cruises and Sidecar Tours in Porto - what a great combination! A few months ago, João (John) our main guide, had the pleasure of exploring Porto in a Morning Tour with some very friendly guests. It was a beautiful Saturday morning and the only unusual thing was the starting point. Not [...]
